EP1712627B1 - Polypeptide having amidase activity and gene thereof - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a polypeptide having amidase activity, a gene thereof, a microorganism or a transformant that is able to produce the above polypeptide thereof, and a method for producing amidase using the above microorganism or the transformant thereof.
- Amidase (enzyme No. [EC3.5.1.4]) is an enzyme, which hydrolyzes a carboxylic amide to carboxylic acid and ammonia. It has been known that this enzyme has industrially useful activities. For example, this enzyme stereoselectively hydrolyzes a racemic ⁇ -amino acid amide to generate an optically active ⁇ -amino acid. Such an optically active ⁇ -amino acid is a compound that is useful as a synthetic intermediate of pharmaceuticals or a sweetener. It has also been reported that amidase catalyzes hydrolysis of an ester as a substrate (Non-Patent Document 1).
- OZAKI A. et al. discloses a D-amidase constitutive mutant from Arthrobacter SP.
- NJ-26 Bioscience Biotechnology Biochemistry, Japanese Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry, Tokyo, JP, vol. 57, no. 3, 1993, pages 520-521 ).
- KOMEDA H. et al. discloses the gene cloning, nucleotide sequencing, and purification and characterization of the D-sterospecific amino-acid amidase from Ochrobactrum anthropi SV3' (European Journal of Biochemistry, vol. 267, 2000, pages 2028-2035 ).
- the present inventors have separated from the soil, bacteria belonging to genus Arthrobacter, which produce a novel D-amidase that stereoselectively hydrolyzes a D-amino acid amide and a D-amino acid ester. Thereafter, the inventors have isolated and purified the above amidase from the above bacteria, so that they have achieved isolation of an amidase gene and its expression in host microorganisms, thereby completing the present invention.
- the present invention relates to a polypeptide described in the following (a) or (b):
- the present invention also relates to DNA encoding the above polypeptide.
- the present invention also relates to DNA described in any one of the following (c) to (e):
- the present invention relates to a recombinant plasmid, which is obtained by insertion of the above DNA into a vector.
- the present invention relates to a transformant, which is obtained by transformation of a host microorganism with the above DNA or recombinant plasmid.
- the present invention relates to a microorganism, which is able to produce the above polypeptide and belongs to genus Arthrobacter.
- the present invention relates to a method for producing amidase, which comprises culturing the above microorganism or the above transformant that is able to produce a polypeptide, accumulating the above polypeptide in the culture, and collecting the above polypeptide.
- the present invention comprises the aforementioned structures and enables efficient production of novel amidase.
- the present invention enables efficient production of D-amino acid from an amino acid amide or an amino acid ester, using the above amidase, or microorganisms that produce the above amidase.
- the polypeptide of the present invention is a polypeptide, which has amidase activity and enables the stereoselective hydrolysis of a D-amino acid amide and a D-amino acid ester.
- the amidase activity of the polypeptide can be detected and measured by carrying out a reaction at 30°C in a tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane (Tris) -HCl buffer solution (pH 8.5) that contains a 50 mM D-phenylalanine amide, and then quantifying the generated phenylalanine by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) or the like.
- Tris tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane
- HPLC high performance liquid chromatography
- the polypeptide of the present invention can be obtained from a microorganism having amidase activity.
- the type of such a microorganism is not particularly limited, as long as it produces the above polypeptide.
- Examples of such a microorganism include microorganisms belonging to genus Arthrobacter . Among others, Arthrobacter sp. are preferable, and Arthrobacter sp. KNK1101J, which has been newly isolated from the soil by the present inventors, is more preferable.
- the microorganism that produces the polypeptide of the present invention may be either the wild strain of the aforementioned microorganism, or a mutant strain obtained by mutation and improvement.
- a mutant strain can be obtained by methods known to persons skilled in the art, such as irradiation or treatment with agents such as N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (NTG) or ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS).
- a medium used to culture the microorganism that produces the polypeptide of the present invention is not particularly limited, as long as the above microorganism can grow therein.
- Ordinary liquid mediums that contain the following nutrients can be used.
- examples of a carbon source may include: carbohydrates such as glucose or sucrose; alcohols such as ethanol or glycerol; fatty acids such as oleic acid or stearic acid and the esters thereof; and oils such as rapeseed oil or soybean oil.
- a nitrogen source may include ammonium sulfate, sodium nitrate, peptone, casamino acid, corn steep liquor, bran, and yeast extract.
- inorganic salts may include magnesium sulfate, sodium chloride, calcium carbonate, dipotassium hydrogen phosphate, and potassium dihydrogen phosphate.
- examples of other suitable nutrients may include malt extract and meat extract.
- amidase small quantities of substances for enhancing the production of amidase, which include amides such as an amino acid amide or a fatty acid amide, or esters such as an amino acid ester or a fatty acid ester, can also be added.
- concentration of such an amidase production-enhancing substance contained in a medium is between 0.001% by weight and 10% by weight, and preferably between 0.01% by weight and 1% by weight.
- the culture can be aerobically carried out within a temperature range between 10°C and 60°C, and preferably between 20°C and 50°C, and a pH range between pH 3 and 11, and preferably between pH 5 and 9.
- the culture period is between approximately 1 and 5 days.
- either a batch culture method or a continuous culture method may be applied.
- the cells are harvested from the culture broth by centrifugation or the like, and the harvested cells are then disrupted by means such as ultrasonic disruption to obtain a crude enzyme solution. Thereafter, this crude enzyme solution is purified by salting-out, column chromatography, or the like to obtain the polypeptide of the present invention.
- the polypeptide of the present invention may be either a natural enzyme obtained from microorganisms, or a recombinant enzyme produced utilizing genetic recombination technology.
- a natural enzyme obtained from microorganisms
- a recombinant enzyme produced utilizing genetic recombination technology is an example of such a natural enzyme.
- An example of such a natural enzyme is a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 of the sequence listing.
- polypeptide of the present invention may also be a polypeptide, which has an amino acid sequence resulting from substitution, insertion, deletion, and/or addition of one or more amino acids in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 of the sequence listing, and which has amidase activity.
- amino acid sequence resulting from deletion, addition, insertion, and/or substitution of one or more amino acids can be obtained by deleting, adding, inserting, and/or substituting amino acid(s) according to methods known to persons skilled in the art, such as a site-directed mutagenesis. Specifically, such methods are described in publications such as Nucleic Acid Res. 10, 6487 (1982 ), and Methods in Enzymology 100, 448 (1983 ).
- polypeptide which has amidase activity
- polypeptide which has amidase activity
- polypeptide which has amidase activity
- polypeptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 when measured under the aforementioned activity measurement conditions, preferably 40% or more, more preferably 60% or more, and further more preferably 80% or more.
- the DNA of the present invention may be DNA encoding the aforementioned polypeptide.
- An example is DNA having the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 of the sequence listing.
- the DNA of the present invention may also be either DNA hybridizing with DNA having a nucleotide sequence complementary to the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 of the sequence listing under stringent conditions, or DNA having a nucleotide sequence resulting from substitution, insertion, deletion, and/or addition of one or more nucleotides in the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3. Any type of DNA is included in the DNA of the present invention, as long as it encodes the aforementioned polypeptide having amidase activity.
- DNA hybridizing with DNA having a nucleotide sequence complementary to the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 of the sequence listing under stringent conditions is used herein to mean DNA capable of specifically forming a hybrid with DNA having nucleotide sequence complementary to the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 of the sequence listing, when the colony hybridization method, the plaque hybridization method, the Southern hybridization method, or the like is carried out.
- stringent conditions is used herein to mean conditions wherein hybridization is carried out at 65°C in an aqueous solution consisting of 75 mM trisodium citrate, 750 mM sodium chloride, 0.5% sodium dodecyl sulfate, 0.1% bovine serum albumin, 0.1% polyvinylpyrrolidone, and 0.1% Ficoll 400 (manufactured by Amersham Biosciences), and wherein washing is then carried out at 60°C with an aqueous solution consisting of 15 mM trisodium citrate, 150 mM sodium chloride, and 0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate, for example.
- Such stringent conditions are preferably conditions wherein after hybridization has been carried out under the aforementioned conditions, washing is carried out at 65°C with an aqueous solution consisting of 15 mM trisodium citrate, 150 mM sodium chloride, and 0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate.
- Such stringent conditions are more preferably conditions wherein after hybridization has been carried out under the aforementioned conditions, washing is carried out at 65°C with an aqueous solution consisting of 1.5 mM trisodium citrate, 15 mM sodium chloride, and 0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate.
- nucleotide sequence resulting from deletion, addition, insertion, and/or substitution of one or more nucleotides is used to mean a nucleotide sequence obtained by deletion, addition, insertion, and/or substitution of nucleotides, which can be deleted, added, inserted, and/or substituted by methods known to persons skilled in the art, which are described, for example, in Tanpaku Kakusan Koso Zokan (Proteins, Nucleic acids, and Enzymes, Supplement), Idenshi Zofuku PCR Ho (Gene Amplification PCR Method), 35 (17), 2951-3178 (1990 ), or PCR Technology (1990), edited by Henry A. Erlich, translated by Ikunoshin Ka to.
- the DNA of the present invention (amidase gene) can be obtained from the aforementioned microorganisms having amidase activity.
- the following method can be applied to obtain DNA of interest.
- the amino acid sequence of the N-terminus of amidase that has been purified from microorganisms having amidase activity is determined using a vapor-phase protein sequencer or the like. Further, protease such as lysyl endopeptidase is allowed to act on the purified amidase, so that the amidase can be digested into a polypeptide with a suitable size, and the obtained polypeptide is then purified by HPLC or the like to determine an internal amino acid sequence according to the aforementioned method. Based on the resultant N-terminal amino acid sequence and internal amino acid sequence, DNA primers are designed and synthesized.
- chromosomal DNA is isolated from microorganisms used as origins of amidase.
- Such chromosomal DNA is obtained by dissolving the cultured cells in a surfactant, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), chloroform, phenol, or the like, treating the cells therein, precipitating the extracted DNA with isopropanol, and then washing with ethanol the precipitate obtained by centrifugation (refer to Current Protocols in Molecular Biology (Greene Publishing Associates and Wiley-Interscience ), for example).
- CTLAB cetyltrimethylammonium bromide
- Such chromosomal DNA is used as a template, and PCR is carried out using the aforementioned DNA primers to obtain a portion of the gene of interest.
- a DNA fragment encoding the N- and C-termini of the obtained partial gene can be obtained by the inverse PCR method (refer to Nucleic Acids Res. 16, 8186 (1988 ), for example).
- the nucleotide sequence of the above DNA fragment is determined.
- DNA primers are prepared. Using such DNA primers, PCR is carried out with the obtained chromosomal DNA as a template to obtain a DNA fragment that contains the full-length amidase gene of interest.
- the obtained DNA fragment that contains an amidase gene is allowed to bind to vector DNA using T4 DNA ligase, thereby obtaining a recombinant plasmid.
- the nucleotide sequence of the DNA fragment portion containing an amidase gene, which has been inserted into the vector is analyzed to confirm the presence of nucleotides that encode the N-terminal amino acid sequence and internal amino acid sequence of an amidase enzyme. Moreover, a translation initiation site and a termination codon are confirmed to determine an open reading frame.
- Host microorganisms are transformed with the thus obtained DNA or with a plasmid obtained by incorporation of the above DNA into a vector to obtain a transformant.
- a host and a vector the host-vector system described in " Kumikae DNA Jikken Shishin (Recombinant DNA Experimental Guideline)" (edited by Science and Technology Agency, Research and Development Bureau, Life Sciences Division; revised on March 22, 1996 ) can be used.
- Examples of a host used herein may include microorganisms belonging to genus Escherichia, Pseudomonas, Flavobacterium, Bacillus, Serratia, Corynebacterium, Brevibacterium, Agrobacterium, Acetobacter, Gluconobacter, Lactobacillus, Streptococcus, or Streptomyces .
- a plasmid, phage, or derivative thereof derived from microorganisms, which is capable of autonomously replicating in the aforementioned host can be used.
- Escherichia coli is preferably used as a host microorganism
- a vector capable of autonomously replicating in such a microorganism is preferably used as a vector.
- examples of such a vector may include pUC18, pUC19, pBR322, pACYC184, pSC101, pT7Blue, and pUCNT.
- a vector, which is modified to have a strong constitutive promoter for increasing the production amount of enzyme can also be used.
- Escherichia coli HB101 is transformed with a recombinant plasmid pHA002 obtained by incorporation of the DNA as obtained above into pUCNT (refer to WO94/03613 ) to obtain a transformant, Escherichia coli HB101 (pHA002).
- the transformant Escherichia coli HB101 (pHA002) obtained by the present invention has been deposited with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, an Independent Administrative Institution under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (under accession No. FERM BP-10193; a national deposition with the original deposition date of January 22, 2004 has been transferred to an international deposition under the provisions of the Budapest Treaty).
- the microorganism capable of producing the amidase of the present invention (Arthrobacter sp. KNK1101J, a mutant thereof, the aforementioned transformant, etc.) is cultured to produce the above enzyme at a high level.
- this technique can be used for production of D-amino acid.
- Such a microorganism may be cultured in a common medium.
- a common medium that contains nutrients such as a carbon source, a nitrogen source, and inorganic salts, may be used.
- a trace amount of organic nutrient such as vitamin or amino acid is added, preferred results can often be obtained.
- a carbon source which is appropriately used, may include: carbohydrates such as glucose or sucrose; organic acids such as acetic acid; and alcohols.
- a nitrogen source used herein may include ammonium salts, ammonia water, ammonia gas, urea, yeast extract, peptone, and corn steep liquor.
- inorganic salts used herein may include phosphates, magnesium salts, potassium salts, sodium salts, calcium salts, iron salts, sulfates, and chlorides.
- the culture may be carried out within a temperature range between 25°C and 40°C. Such a temperature range is particularly preferably between 25°C and 37°C.
- the culture may be carried out within a pH range between 4 and 8. Such a pH range is preferably between 5 and 7.5.
- either a batch culture method or a continuous culture method may be applied.
- IPTG isopropyl-1-thio- ⁇ -D-galactoside
- lactose can also be carried out, as necessary.
- amidase of the present invention When used for the stereoselective hydrolysis of an amino acid amide or amino acid ester, the culture as obtained above (a culture broth, cells of microorganisms) may be allowed to directly act thereon. Otherwise, amidase may be isolated and purified from the culture before use.
- the Arthrobacter sp. KNK1101J (accession No. FERM BP-10192) was inoculated into 6 ml of medium A (produced by mixing 10 g of meat extract, 5 g of yeast extract, 10 g of polypeptone, and 3 g of sodium chloride in deionized water to total 1 L in volume; pH 6.5 before sterilization), which had been sterilized in a test tube. Thereafter, the strain was subj ected to an aerobic shaking culture at 30°C for 24 hours. Thereafter, 2 ml of the culture broth was inoculated into 200 ml of medium A, which had been sterilized in a flask, and it was then subjected to an aerobic shaking culture at 30°C for 48 hours.
- medium A produced by mixing 10 g of meat extract, 5 g of yeast extract, 10 g of polypeptone, and 3 g of sodium chloride in deionized water to total 1 L in volume; pH 6.5 before sterilization
- the strain was subj ected
- the cells were harvested by centrifugation, and they were then suspended in a 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer solution (pH 8.0) contained 1 mM dithiothreitol (DTT).
- the cells were then disrupted with ultrasonic wave, followed by centrifugation. Thereafter, ammonium sulfate was added to the supernatant, resulting in a 45% of the saturated solution, and the generated precipitate was then obtained by centrifugation. This fraction was dissolved in a 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer solution (pH 8.0) containing 1 mM DTT and dialyzed in the buffer solution.
- fractions were collected by elution via concentration gradient from 0.8 M to 0 M ammonium sulfate with a 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer solution (pH 8.0) that contained 1 mM DTT.
- the obtained active fractions were applied to MonoQ HR5/5 (manufactured by Amersham Pharmacia Biotech) to conduct column chromatography. After washing with a 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer solution (pH 8.0) that contained 1 mM DTT, fractions were collected by elution via concentration gradient from 0 M to 0.5 M sodium chloride with the above buffer solution.
- the obtained active fractions were concentrated with an ultrafiltration membrane (molecular weight cut off: 10,000).
- Example 2 0.1 ml of the purified amidase active fraction obtained in Example 1 was mixed with 0.1 ml of a 0. 2 M Tris-HCl buffer solution (pH 8.5) that contained 0.5% of the compound shown in Table 2. The mixture was shaken at 30°C for 15 hours. After completion of the reaction, solids were eliminated by centrifugation. The yield and optical purity of the generated amino acid were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography. The results are shown in Table 2.
- Example 2 0.1 ml of the purified amidase active fraction obtained in Example 1 was mixed with 0.1 ml of a 0.2 M 2-(N-morpholino)ethanosulfonic acid-NaOH buffer solution (pH 6.5) that contained a racemic phenylalanine ethyl ester with a concentration of 0.5%. The mixture was shaken at 30°C for 15 hours. After completion of the reaction, solids were eliminated by centrifugation. The generated amino acid was analyzed by the same method as that described in Example 2. As a result, it was found that D-phenylalanine was obtained in a yield of 29.7 mol % and at an optical purity of 72.8%ee.
- the cells were harvested by culturing the Arthrobacter sp. KNK1101J according to the same method as that described in Example 1 were dissolved in CTAB, chloroform and phenol, and were then treated therewith. Thereafter, the extracted DNA was precipitated with isopropanol, and the precipitate obtained by centrifugation was then washed with ethanol to prepare chromosomal DNA (refer to Current Protocols in Molecular Biology (Greene Publishing Associates and Wiley-Interscience )). Subsequently, the amino acid sequence of the amino terminus of the amidase purified in Example 1 was determined using a vapor-phase protein sequencer.
- DNA which had been obtained by cyclization with T4 DNA ligase of a fragment obtained by decomposition of the previously obtained chromosomal DNA with restriction enzymes, SacII, PvuI, SalI, and XhoI, was used.
- restriction enzymes SacII, PvuI, SalI, and XhoI.
- DNA primer (Primer 5; SEQ ID NO: 8 of the sequence listing) having a sequence obtained by binding the restriction site of BamHI to the nucleotide sequence of a portion presumably located upstream of the N-terminus of the enzyme
- a DNA primer (Primer 6; SEQ ID NO: 9 of the sequence listing) having a sequence obtained by binding the restriction site of SacI to the nucleotide sequence of a portion presumably located downstream of the C-terminus of the enzyme.
- DNA primers DNA between the sequences was amplified by PCR to obtain a DNA fragment (SEQ ID NO: 2 of the sequence listing) that contained the full-length amidase gene.
- SEQ ID NO: 2 of the sequence listing The nucleotide sequence of a portion of the obtained DNA fragment was analyzed, and as a result, it was confirmed that the full-length amidase gene (SEQ ID NO: 3 of the sequence listing) was contained therein.
- Example 4 Using T4 DNA ligase, the DNA fragment that contained the full-length amidase gene obtained in Example 4 was ligated to a vector plasmid pT7Blue cleaved with the restriction enzyme EcoRV. As a result, a plasmid pHA001 that contained the amidase gene, as shown in the restriction map of Figure 1 , was obtained.
- the nucleotide sequence of the DNA fragment obtained in Example 4 was analyzed. As a result, the presence of nucleotides encoding the N-terminal amino acid sequence and internal amino acid sequence determined with the purified amidase was confirmed. In addition, a translation initiation site and a termination codon were confirmed to determine an open reading frame.
- the nucleotide sequence of the thus obtained DNA fragment that contained the full-length amidase gene is shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 of the sequence listing.
- the nucleotide sequence of the open reading frame is shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 of the sequence listing.
- the amino acid sequence estimated from the nucleotide sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 of the sequence listing.
- Primers (Primer-7 shown in SEQ ID NO: 10 of the sequence listing; and Primer-8 shown in SEQ ID NO: 11 thereof) having sequences obtained by binding the restriction sites of NdeI and SacI to the N-terminal and C-terminal portions of the amidase gene obtained in Example 5, respectively, were used. DNAbetween them was amplified by PCR to obtain the DNA fragment of the open reading frame shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 of the sequence listing.
- the obtained DNA fragment was cleaved with the restriction enzymes NdeI and SacI.
- the cleaved portion was allowed to bind to a vector plasmid pUCNT (refer to WO94/03613 ), which had been cleaved with the same above enzymes.
- the pHA002 shown in the restriction map of Figure 2 which had been designed to express a larger amount of amidase gene than pHA001 does, was obtained.
- the plasmid pHA002 obtained in Example 6 was mixed with Escherichia coli HB101 competent cells to transform the cells. Thereafter, the cells were plated on agar medium B (produced by mixing 10 g of trypton, 5 g of yeast extract, 10 g of sodium chloride, 15 g of agar, and 100 mg of ampicillin, in 1 L of deionized water; pH 7.0 before sterilization; ampicillin was added after completion of the sterilization) to obtain a transformant, Escherichia coli HB101 (pHA002), which contained recombinant DNA that contained an amidase gene, in the form of a colony.
- agar medium B produced by mixing 10 g of trypton, 5 g of yeast extract, 10 g of sodium chloride, 15 g of agar, and 100 mg of ampicillin, in 1 L of deionized water; pH 7.0 before sterilization; ampicillin was added after completion of the sterilization
- the obtained transformant colony was inoculated into 6 ml of medium C (produced by mixing 10 g of trypton, 5 g of yeast extract, 10 g of sodium chloride, and 100 mg ampicillin, in 1 L of deionized water; pH 7.0 before sterilization; ampicillin was added after completion of the sterilization), which had been sterilized in a test tube. Thereafter, the resultant was shaken at 37°C for 24 hour for an aerobic culture. Thereafter, cells were harvested from the obtained culture broth by centrifugation, and it was then suspended in a 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer solution (pH 8.0) that contained 1 mM dithiothreitol (DTT).
- medium C produced by mixing 10 g of trypton, 5 g of yeast extract, 10 g of sodium chloride, and 100 mg ampicillin, in 1 L of deionized water; pH 7.0 before sterilization; ampicillin was added after completion of the sterilization
- the resultant was shaken at 37°C for 24 hour for an aerobic culture.
- the cells were then disrupted with ultrasonic wave, and insoluble products derived from the cells were then eliminated by centrifugation to obtain an amidase solution of the transformant.
- 0.1 ml of the obtained enzyme solution was mixed with 0.1 ml of a 0.2 M Tris-HCl buffer solution (pH 8.5) that contained 50 mM D-phenylalanine amide hydrochloride.
- the obtained mixture was reacted at 30°C for 15 hours. As a result, it was confirmed that D-phenylalanine was generated, and that the transformant had amidase activity.
- Example 7 0.1 ml of the culture broth of Escherichia coli HB101 (pHA002) obtained in Example 7 was mixed with 0.1 ml of a 0.2 M 2- (N-morpholino) ethanesulfonic acid-NaOH buffer solution (pH 6.5) that contained 1% of racemic phenylalanine ethyl ester. The obtained mixture was shaken at 30°C for 15 hours. After completion of the reaction, solids were eliminated by centrifugation, and the generated amino acid was analyzed by the same method as that described in Example 2. As a result, it was found that D-phenylalanine was obtained at a yield of 34.7 mol % and an optical purity of 53.6%ee.
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Description
- The present invention relates to a polypeptide having amidase activity, a gene thereof, a microorganism or a transformant that is able to produce the above polypeptide thereof, and a method for producing amidase using the above microorganism or the transformant thereof.
- Amidase (enzyme No. [EC3.5.1.4]) is an enzyme, which hydrolyzes a carboxylic amide to carboxylic acid and ammonia. It has been known that this enzyme has industrially useful activities. For example, this enzyme stereoselectively hydrolyzes a racemic α-amino acid amide to generate an optically active α-amino acid. Such an optically active α-amino acid is a compound that is useful as a synthetic intermediate of pharmaceuticals or a sweetener. It has also been reported that amidase catalyzes hydrolysis of an ester as a substrate (Non-Patent Document 1).
- A large number of methods for producing optically active α-amino acids have been known. However, the mass production of D-α-amino acids via a fermentation method has been considered particularly difficult. Thus, it has been desired that an inexpensive efficient synthetic method be developed. For example, as a method for synthesizing D-α-amino acid via biological means, the following synthetic methods, which involve the use of a microorganism or an enzyme having amidase activity and optical resolution of a racemic α-amino acid amide, have been known.
- (1) A method for producing a D-α-amino acid from a racemic α-amino acid amide, using activity for specifically hydrolyzing the D-α-amino acid amide of a microorganism belonging to genus Rhodococcus (Patent Document 1).
- (2) A method for producing a D-α-amino acid from a racemic α-amino acid amide, using aminopeptidase produced by a microorganism belonging to genus Achromobacter, Corynebacterium, Flavobacterium, Bacillus, Micrococcus, Cellulomonas, Pseudomonas, Protaminobacter, Mycobacterium, Arthrobacter, or Streptomyces (Patent Document 2).
- (3) A method for producing D-alanine from a racemic alanine amide, using amidase produced by a microorganism belonging to genus Arthrobacter (Patent Documents 3 and 4).
- (4) A method for producing a D-α-amino acid from a racemic α-amino acid amide, using activity for specifically hydrolyzing the D-α-amino acid amide of a microorganism belonging to genus Achromobacter (Patent Document 5).
- (5) A method for producing a D-α-amino acid from a racemic α-amino acid amide, using a transformant having a D-amino acid amidase gene derived from a microorganism, which has been modified by genetic engineering (Patent Document 6).
- OZAKI A. et al. discloses a D-amidase constitutive mutant from Arthrobacter SP. NJ-26 (Bioscience Biotechnology Biochemistry, Japanese Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry, Tokyo, JP, vol. 57, no. 3, 1993, pages 520-521).
- KOMEDA H. et al. discloses the gene cloning, nucleotide sequencing, and purification and characterization of the D-sterospecific amino-acid amidase from Ochrobactrum anthropi SV3' (European Journal of Biochemistry, vol. 267, 2000, pages 2028-2035).
- None of the documents discloses the DNA according to the present invention, the polypeptides encoded hereby as well as methods of using the amidase which has been isolated and characterized from Arthrobacter SP. KNK1101J (FERM BP-10192).
- However, in the case of the methods described in (1) to (4) above, since the hydrolytic activity of the microorganisms used is low, it cannot be said that these methods are satisfactory for industrial applications.
- In addition, in the case of the method described in (5) above, only D-amino acid amidase derived from bacteria belonging to genus Ochrobactrum is described, and bacteria belonging to genus Arthrobacter are not described at all.
- It has been generally known that bacteria belonging to genus Arthrobacter produce amidase. The enzyme has been purified and isolated, and the properties thereof have been then clarified (Patent Documents 3 and 4 and Non-Patent Documents 2 and 3). However, the amino acid sequence of the above enzyme and the nucleotide sequence of a gene encoding the above enzyme have not yet been reported.
- [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
63-87998 - [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Publication No.
7-106149 - [Patent Document 3]
U.S. Patent No. 5130240 - [Patent Document 4]
U.S. Patent No. 5252470 - [Patent Document 5] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
2-234678 - [Patent Document 6] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
2002-253256 - [Non-Patent Document 1] Eur. J. Biochem., 2000, Vol. 267, p. 2028
- [Non-Patent Document 2] Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 1992, Vol. 56, No. 12, p. 1980
- [Non-Patent Document 3] Agricultural and Biological Chemistry, 1982, Vol. 46, No. 5, p. 1175
- Taking into consideration the aforementioned circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a novel D-amidase, which can be used for the optical resolution of a racemic amino acid amide and a racemic amino acid ester. It is another object of the present invention to determine the amino acid sequence of the above D-amidase and the nucleotide sequence of the gene thereof to provide a microorganism or a transformant that is able to produce the above enzyme, and a method for producing the above enzyme using them.
- As a result of intensive studies directed towards achieving the aforementioned objects, the present inventors have separated from the soil, bacteria belonging to genus Arthrobacter, which produce a novel D-amidase that stereoselectively hydrolyzes a D-amino acid amide and a D-amino acid ester. Thereafter, the inventors have isolated and purified the above amidase from the above bacteria, so that they have achieved isolation of an amidase gene and its expression in host microorganisms, thereby completing the present invention.
- That is to say, the present invention relates to a polypeptide described in the following (a) or (b):
- (a) a polypeptide, which has the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 of the sequence listing; or
- (b) a polypeptide, which has an amino acid sequence formed by comprising a substitution, insertion, deletion, and/or addition of one or more amino acids in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 of the sequence listing, and which has amidase activity.
- The present invention also relates to DNA encoding the above polypeptide.
- The present invention also relates to DNA described in any one of the following (c) to (e):
- (c) DNA, which has the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 of the sequence listing;
- (d) DNA, which hybridizes with DNA having a nucleotide sequence that is complementary to the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 of the sequence listing under stringent conditions, and which encodes a polypeptide having amidase activity; and
- (e) DNA, which has a nucleotide sequence resulting from substitution, insertion, deletion, and/or addition of one or more nucleotides in the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 of the sequence listing, and which encodes a polypeptide having amidase activity.
- In addition, the present invention relates to a recombinant plasmid, which is obtained by insertion of the above DNA into a vector.
- Moreover, the present invention relates to a transformant, which is obtained by transformation of a host microorganism with the above DNA or recombinant plasmid.
- Furthermore, the present invention relates to a microorganism, which is able to produce the above polypeptide and belongs to genus Arthrobacter.
- Still further, the present invention relates to a method for producing amidase, which comprises culturing the above microorganism or the above transformant that is able to produce a polypeptide, accumulating the above polypeptide in the culture, and collecting the above polypeptide.
- The present invention comprises the aforementioned structures and enables efficient production of novel amidase. In addition, the present invention enables efficient production of D-amino acid from an amino acid amide or an amino acid ester, using the above amidase, or microorganisms that produce the above amidase.
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Figure 1 is a view of a recombinant plasmid pHA001 comprising the amidase gene of the present invention; and -
Figure 2 is a view of a recombinant plasmid pHA002 comprising the amidase gene of the present invention. - The present invention will be described in detail below.
- First, the polypeptide of the present invention will be described. The polypeptide of the present invention is a polypeptide, which has amidase activity and enables the stereoselective hydrolysis of a D-amino acid amide and a D-amino acid ester.
- In the present invention, the amidase activity of the polypeptide can be detected and measured by carrying out a reaction at 30°C in a tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane (Tris) -HCl buffer solution (pH 8.5) that contains a 50 mM D-phenylalanine amide, and then quantifying the generated phenylalanine by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) or the like.
- The polypeptide of the present invention can be obtained from a microorganism having amidase activity. The type of such a microorganism is not particularly limited, as long as it produces the above polypeptide. Examples of such a microorganism include microorganisms belonging to genus Arthrobacter. Among others, Arthrobacter sp. are preferable, and Arthrobacter sp. KNK1101J, which has been newly isolated from the soil by the present inventors, is more preferable.
- The aforementioned Arthrobacter sp. KNK1101J has been deposited with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, an Independent Administrative Institution under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, at the AIST (Tsukuba Central 6, Higashi 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan) (accession No. FERM BP-10192: a national deposition on October 22, 2003 has been transferred to an international deposition under the provisions of the Budapest Treaty).
- The mycological properties of the Arthrobacter sp. KNK1101J will be described below.
- 1. Form
- 1) Bacillus having a diameter of approximately 0.7 to 0.8 µm and a length of approximately 1.0 to 1.5 µm
- 2) Gram staining: positive
- 3) Motility: no
- 4) Sporulation: no
- 5) Cell polymorphism: no
- 6) Colony form on broth agar plate medium: round shape, smooth entire fringe, low convex, lustrous, and light yellow color
- 2. Cultural properties
- 1) Nutrient agar (manufactured by Oxoid) medium Color: no; luster: no; pigment production: no
- 2) Nutrient broth (manufactured by Oxoid) medium Surface growth: no; turbidity of medium: yes
- 3) Gelatin stab culture Growth: no; gelatin change: no
- 4) Litmus milk Coagulation: no; liquefaction: no
- 3. Physiological test
- 1) Nitrate reduction: -
- 2) Denitrification reaction: -
- 3) MR test: -
- 4) VP test: -
- 5) Indole generation: -
- 6) Hydrogen sulfide generation: -
- 7) Hydrolysis of starch: +
- 8) Use of citric acid Koser: +; Christensen: +
- 9) Use of inorganic nitrogen Nitrate: +; ammonium salt: +
- 10) Urease activity: -
- 11) Oxidase activity: -
- 12) Catalase activity: +
- 13) β-galactosidase activity: +
- 14) Arginine dihydrolase activity: -
- 15) Lysine decarboxylase activity: -
- 16) Tryptophan deaminase activity: -
- 17) Gelatinase activity: -
- 18) Pyrazinamidase activity: +
- 19) Pyrrolidonyl allyl amidase activity: +
- 20) Alkaline phosphatase activity: +
- 21) β-glucuronidase activity: -
- 22) N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase activity: -
- 23) α-glucosidase activity: +
- 24) Esculin (β-glucosidase) activity: +
- 25) Gelatin hydrolytic activity: -
- 26) Growth range
pH 5: +; pH 9: +; pH 10: +
20°C: +; 25°C: +; 40°C: +W; 45°C: - - 27) Growth conditions
Aerobic: +; Anaerobic: - - 28) O-F test (oxidation/fermentation): -/-
- 29) Generation of acid and gas from sugars (acid/gas)
L-arabinose: -/-
D-glucose: +/-
D-fructose: +/-
Maltose: -/-
Lactose: -/-
D-sorbitol: -/-
Inositol: -/-
D-xylose: +/-
D-mannose: +/-
D-galactose: +/-
Sucrose: +/-
Trehalose: +W/-
D-mannitol: +/-
Glycerin: +/- - 30) Fermentation test
Glucose: -
Ribose: -
Xylose: -
Mannitol: -
Maltose: -
Lactose: -
Saccharose: -
Glycogen: - - 31) Main menaquinone component: MK-9 (H2)
- 32) Fatty acid composition in cell mass
- The microorganism that produces the polypeptide of the present invention may be either the wild strain of the aforementioned microorganism, or a mutant strain obtained by mutation and improvement. Such a mutant strain can be obtained by methods known to persons skilled in the art, such as irradiation or treatment with agents such as N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (NTG) or ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS).
- The type of a medium used to culture the microorganism that produces the polypeptide of the present invention is not particularly limited, as long as the above microorganism can grow therein. Ordinary liquid mediums that contain the following nutrients can be used. That is, examples of a carbon source may include: carbohydrates such as glucose or sucrose; alcohols such as ethanol or glycerol; fatty acids such as oleic acid or stearic acid and the esters thereof; and oils such as rapeseed oil or soybean oil. Examples of a nitrogen source may include ammonium sulfate, sodium nitrate, peptone, casamino acid, corn steep liquor, bran, and yeast extract. Examples of inorganic salts may include magnesium sulfate, sodium chloride, calcium carbonate, dipotassium hydrogen phosphate, and potassium dihydrogen phosphate. Examples of other suitable nutrients may include malt extract and meat extract.
- Moreover, small quantities of substances for enhancing the production of amidase, which include amides such as an amino acid amide or a fatty acid amide, or esters such as an amino acid ester or a fatty acid ester, can also be added. The concentration of such an amidase production-enhancing substance contained in a medium is between 0.001% by weight and 10% by weight, and preferably between 0.01% by weight and 1% by weight.
- The culture can be aerobically carried out within a temperature range between 10°C and 60°C, and preferably between 20°C and 50°C, and a pH range between pH 3 and 11, and preferably between pH 5 and 9. The culture period is between approximately 1 and 5 days. In addition, either a batch culture method or a continuous culture method may be applied.
- After completion of the culture, the cells are harvested from the culture broth by centrifugation or the like, and the harvested cells are then disrupted by means such as ultrasonic disruption to obtain a crude enzyme solution. Thereafter, this crude enzyme solution is purified by salting-out, column chromatography, or the like to obtain the polypeptide of the present invention.
- As stated above, the polypeptide of the present invention may be either a natural enzyme obtained from microorganisms, or a recombinant enzyme produced utilizing genetic recombination technology. An example of such a natural enzyme is a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 of the sequence listing.
- In addition, the polypeptide of the present invention may also be a polypeptide, which has an amino acid sequence resulting from substitution, insertion, deletion, and/or addition of one or more amino acids in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 of the sequence listing, and which has amidase activity.
- An "amino acid sequence resulting from deletion, addition, insertion, and/or substitution of one or more amino acids" can be obtained by deleting, adding, inserting, and/or substituting amino acid(s) according to methods known to persons skilled in the art, such as a site-directed mutagenesis. Specifically, such methods are described in publications such as Nucleic Acid Res. 10, 6487 (1982), and Methods in Enzymology 100, 448 (1983).
- Moreover, the term "polypeptide, which has amidase activity" is used to mean a polypeptide exhibiting 10% or more of the amidase activity of a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, when measured under the aforementioned activity measurement conditions, preferably 40% or more, more preferably 60% or more, and further more preferably 80% or more.
- Next, the DNA of the present invention will be described. The DNA of the present invention may be DNA encoding the aforementioned polypeptide. An example is DNA having the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 of the sequence listing.
- In addition, the DNA of the present invention may also be either DNA hybridizing with DNA having a nucleotide sequence complementary to the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 of the sequence listing under stringent conditions, or DNA having a nucleotide sequence resulting from substitution, insertion, deletion, and/or addition of one or more nucleotides in the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3. Any type of DNA is included in the DNA of the present invention, as long as it encodes the aforementioned polypeptide having amidase activity.
- The expression "DNA hybridizing with DNA having a nucleotide sequence complementary to the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 of the sequence listing under stringent conditions" is used herein to mean DNA capable of specifically forming a hybrid with DNA having nucleotide sequence complementary to the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 of the sequence listing, when the colony hybridization method, the plaque hybridization method, the Southern hybridization method, or the like is carried out.
- The term "stringent conditions" is used herein to mean conditions wherein hybridization is carried out at 65°C in an aqueous solution consisting of 75 mM trisodium citrate, 750 mM sodium chloride, 0.5% sodium dodecyl sulfate, 0.1% bovine serum albumin, 0.1% polyvinylpyrrolidone, and 0.1% Ficoll 400 (manufactured by Amersham Biosciences), and wherein washing is then carried out at 60°C with an aqueous solution consisting of 15 mM trisodium citrate, 150 mM sodium chloride, and 0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate, for example. Such stringent conditions are preferably conditions wherein after hybridization has been carried out under the aforementioned conditions, washing is carried out at 65°C with an aqueous solution consisting of 15 mM trisodium citrate, 150 mM sodium chloride, and 0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate. Such stringent conditions are more preferably conditions wherein after hybridization has been carried out under the aforementioned conditions, washing is carried out at 65°C with an aqueous solution consisting of 1.5 mM trisodium citrate, 15 mM sodium chloride, and 0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate.
- Moreover, the term "nucleotide sequence resulting from deletion, addition, insertion, and/or substitution of one or more nucleotides" is used to mean a nucleotide sequence obtained by deletion, addition, insertion, and/or substitution of nucleotides, which can be deleted, added, inserted, and/or substituted by methods known to persons skilled in the art, which are described, for example, in Tanpaku Kakusan Koso Zokan (Proteins, Nucleic acids, and Enzymes, Supplement), Idenshi Zofuku PCR Ho (Gene Amplification PCR Method), 35 (17), 2951-3178 (1990), or PCR Technology (1990), edited by Henry A. Erlich, translated by Ikunoshin Kato.
- The DNA of the present invention (amidase gene) can be obtained from the aforementioned microorganisms having amidase activity. For example, the following method can be applied to obtain DNA of interest.
- First, the amino acid sequence of the N-terminus of amidase that has been purified from microorganisms having amidase activity is determined using a vapor-phase protein sequencer or the like. Further, protease such as lysyl endopeptidase is allowed to act on the purified amidase, so that the amidase can be digested into a polypeptide with a suitable size, and the obtained polypeptide is then purified by HPLC or the like to determine an internal amino acid sequence according to the aforementioned method. Based on the resultant N-terminal amino acid sequence and internal amino acid sequence, DNA primers are designed and synthesized.
- Thereafter, chromosomal DNA is isolated from microorganisms used as origins of amidase. Such chromosomal DNA is obtained by dissolving the cultured cells in a surfactant, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), chloroform, phenol, or the like, treating the cells therein, precipitating the extracted DNA with isopropanol, and then washing with ethanol the precipitate obtained by centrifugation (refer to Current Protocols in Molecular Biology (Greene Publishing Associates and Wiley-Interscience), for example).
- Such chromosomal DNA is used as a template, and PCR is carried out using the aforementioned DNA primers to obtain a portion of the gene of interest.
- Subsequently, a DNA fragment encoding the N- and C-termini of the obtained partial gene can be obtained by the inverse PCR method (refer to Nucleic Acids Res. 16, 8186 (1988), for example). The nucleotide sequence of the above DNA fragment is determined. Thereafter, based on the nucleotide sequence of a portion presumably located upstream of the N-terminus of the enzyme and the nucleotide sequence of a portion presumably located downstream of the C-terminus thereof, DNA primers are prepared. Using such DNA primers, PCR is carried out with the obtained chromosomal DNA as a template to obtain a DNA fragment that contains the full-length amidase gene of interest.
- Thereafter, the obtained DNA fragment that contains an amidase gene is allowed to bind to vector DNA using T4 DNA ligase, thereby obtaining a recombinant plasmid. Using this plasmid, the nucleotide sequence of the DNA fragment portion containing an amidase gene, which has been inserted into the vector, is analyzed to confirm the presence of nucleotides that encode the N-terminal amino acid sequence and internal amino acid sequence of an amidase enzyme. Moreover, a translation initiation site and a termination codon are confirmed to determine an open reading frame.
- Host microorganisms are transformed with the thus obtained DNA or with a plasmid obtained by incorporation of the above DNA into a vector to obtain a transformant.
- As a host and a vector, the host-vector system described in "Kumikae DNA Jikken Shishin (Recombinant DNA Experimental Guideline)" (edited by Science and Technology Agency, Research and Development Bureau, Life Sciences Division; revised on March 22, 1996) can be used. Examples of a host used herein may include microorganisms belonging to genus Escherichia, Pseudomonas, Flavobacterium, Bacillus, Serratia, Corynebacterium, Brevibacterium, Agrobacterium, Acetobacter, Gluconobacter, Lactobacillus, Streptococcus, or Streptomyces.
- As a vector, a plasmid, phage, or derivative thereof derived from microorganisms, which is capable of autonomously replicating in the aforementioned host, can be used. Among others, Escherichia coli is preferably used as a host microorganism, and a vector capable of autonomously replicating in such a microorganism is preferably used as a vector. Examples of such a vector may include pUC18, pUC19, pBR322, pACYC184, pSC101, pT7Blue, and pUCNT. Moreover, a vector, which is modified to have a strong constitutive promoter for increasing the production amount of enzyme, can also be used.
- As an example of a transformant, Escherichia coli HB101 is transformed with a recombinant plasmid pHA002 obtained by incorporation of the DNA as obtained above into pUCNT (refer to
WO94/03613 - The transformant Escherichia coli HB101 (pHA002) obtained by the present invention has been deposited with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, an Independent Administrative Institution under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (under accession No. FERM BP-10193; a national deposition with the original deposition date of January 22, 2004 has been transferred to an international deposition under the provisions of the Budapest Treaty).
- The recombinant DNA technology used in the present invention is well known in the related field. For example, such a technology is described in Molecular Cloning 2nd Edition (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1989), and Current Protocols in Molecular Biology (Greene Publishing Associates and Wiley-Interscience).
- The microorganism capable of producing the amidase of the present invention (Arthrobacter sp. KNK1101J, a mutant thereof, the aforementioned transformant, etc.) is cultured to produce the above enzyme at a high level. Thus, this technique can be used for production of D-amino acid.
- Such a microorganism may be cultured in a common medium. As a medium used for the culture, a common medium that contains nutrients such as a carbon source, a nitrogen source, and inorganic salts, may be used. When a trace amount of organic nutrient such as vitamin or amino acid is added, preferred results can often be obtained. Examples of a carbon source, which is appropriately used, may include: carbohydrates such as glucose or sucrose; organic acids such as acetic acid; and alcohols. Examples of a nitrogen source used herein may include ammonium salts, ammonia water, ammonia gas, urea, yeast extract, peptone, and corn steep liquor. Examples of inorganic salts used herein may include phosphates, magnesium salts, potassium salts, sodium salts, calcium salts, iron salts, sulfates, and chlorides.
- The culture may be carried out within a temperature range between 25°C and 40°C. Such a temperature range is particularly preferably between 25°C and 37°C. In addition, the culture may be carried out within a pH range between 4 and 8. Such a pH range is preferably between 5 and 7.5. Moreover, either a batch culture method or a continuous culture method may be applied.
- Treatments for inducing the enzyme, such as addition of isopropyl-1-thio-β-D-galactoside (IPTG) or lactose, can also be carried out, as necessary.
- When the amidase of the present invention is used for the stereoselective hydrolysis of an amino acid amide or amino acid ester, the culture as obtained above (a culture broth, cells of microorganisms) may be allowed to directly act thereon. Otherwise, amidase may be isolated and purified from the culture before use.
- Specific examples of the present invention will be given below. However, these examples are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
- The Arthrobacter sp. KNK1101J (accession No. FERM BP-10192) was inoculated into 6 ml of medium A (produced by mixing 10 g of meat extract, 5 g of yeast extract, 10 g of polypeptone, and 3 g of sodium chloride in deionized water to total 1 L in volume; pH 6.5 before sterilization), which had been sterilized in a test tube. Thereafter, the strain was subj ected to an aerobic shaking culture at 30°C for 24 hours. Thereafter, 2 ml of the culture broth was inoculated into 200 ml of medium A, which had been sterilized in a flask, and it was then subjected to an aerobic shaking culture at 30°C for 48 hours. After completion of the culture, the cells were harvested by centrifugation, and they were then suspended in a 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer solution (pH 8.0) contained 1 mM dithiothreitol (DTT). The cells were then disrupted with ultrasonic wave, followed by centrifugation. Thereafter, ammonium sulfate was added to the supernatant, resulting in a 45% of the saturated solution, and the generated precipitate was then obtained by centrifugation. This fraction was dissolved in a 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer solution (pH 8.0) containing 1 mM DTT and dialyzed in the buffer solution. Thereafter, the resultant solution was applied to DEAE-TOYOPEAL (manufactured by Tosoh Corporation) to conduct column chromatography. After washing with the same above buffer solution, fractions with activity were collected by elution via concentration gradient from 0 M to 0.5 M sodium chloride with the above buffer solution. Ammonium sulfate was dissolved in such active fractions to a final concentration of 0.8 M, and the resultant was then applied to Phenyl-TOYOPEAL (manufactured by Tosoh Corporation) to conduct column chromatography. Thus, fractions were collected by elution via concentration gradient from 0.8 M to 0 M ammonium sulfate with a 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer solution (pH 8.0) that contained 1 mM DTT. The obtained active fractions were applied to MonoQ HR5/5 (manufactured by Amersham Pharmacia Biotech) to conduct column chromatography. After washing with a 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer solution (pH 8.0) that contained 1 mM DTT, fractions were collected by elution via concentration gradient from 0 M to 0.5 M sodium chloride with the above buffer solution. The obtained active fractions were concentrated with an ultrafiltration membrane (molecular weight cut off: 10,000). Thereafter, the concentrate was applied to Superdex 200 HR 10/30 (manufactured by Amersham Pharmacia Biotech) to conduct gel filtration via FPLC. Fractions were then eluted with a 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer solution (pH 8:0) that contained 1 mM DTT and 0.15 M sodium chloride. The obtained active fractions were analyzed by SDS-polyacrylamide electrophoresis. As a result, amidase was detected in the form of a single band, and thus the purity of the purified enzyme could be confirmed.
- 0.1 ml of the purified amidase active fraction obtained in Example 1 was mixed with 0.1 ml of a 0. 2 M Tris-HCl buffer solution (pH 8.5) that contained 0.5% of the compound shown in Table 2. The mixture was shaken at 30°C for 15 hours. After completion of the reaction, solids were eliminated by centrifugation. The yield and optical purity of the generated amino acid were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography. The results are shown in Table 2.
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- Column: COSMOSIL 5C18-AR (4.6 mmϕ × 250 mm; manufactured by Nacalai Tesque, Inc.)
- Eluent: 10 mM potassium phosphate buffer solution (pH 2)/acetonitrile = 19/1
- Flow rate: 0.5 ml/min.
- Column temperature: 40°C
- Measurement wavelength: 210 nm
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- Column: SUMICHIRAL OA-5000 (4.6 mmϕ × 150 mm; manufactured by Sumika Chemical Analysis Service, Ltd.)
- Eluent: 2 mM copper sulfate/acetonitrile = 85/15
- Flow rate: 0.8 ml/min.
- Column temperature: 40°C
- Measurement wavelength: 254 nm
- 0.1 ml of the purified amidase active fraction obtained in Example 1 was mixed with 0.1 ml of a 0.2 M 2-(N-morpholino)ethanosulfonic acid-NaOH buffer solution (pH 6.5) that contained a racemic phenylalanine ethyl ester with a concentration of 0.5%. The mixture was shaken at 30°C for 15 hours. After completion of the reaction, solids were eliminated by centrifugation. The generated amino acid was analyzed by the same method as that described in Example 2. As a result, it was found that D-phenylalanine was obtained in a yield of 29.7 mol % and at an optical purity of 72.8%ee.
- First, the cells were harvested by culturing the Arthrobacter sp. KNK1101J according to the same method as that described in Example 1 were dissolved in CTAB, chloroform and phenol, and were then treated therewith. Thereafter, the extracted DNA was precipitated with isopropanol, and the precipitate obtained by centrifugation was then washed with ethanol to prepare chromosomal DNA (refer to Current Protocols in Molecular Biology (Greene Publishing Associates and Wiley-Interscience)). Subsequently, the amino acid sequence of the amino terminus of the amidase purified in Example 1 was determined using a vapor-phase protein sequencer. Thereafter, lysyl endopeptidase was allowed to act on the amidase purified in Example 1 in the presence of 4 M urea. The generated polypeptide fragment was purified by reverse phase HPLC. Thereafter, the internal amino acid sequence of the amidase was determined by the same above method. Using a DNA primer (Primer-1; SEQ ID NO: 4 of the sequence listing) designed based on the N-terminal amino acid sequence and a DNA primer (Primer-2; SEQ ID NO: 5 of the sequence listing) designed based on the internal amino acid sequence, PCR was carried out with the previously obtained chromosomal DNA as a template. As a result, a portion of the amidase gene of interest (referred to as a partial gene) was obtained.
- Subsequently, the following operations were carried out to obtain the full-length gene of interest. Based on the nucleotide sequences corresponding to each of the N-terminal portion and C-terminal portion of the enzyme in the aforementioned partial gene, DNA primers directed towards the external direction of the partial gene (Primer-3 shown in SEQ ID NO: 6 of the sequence listing; and Primer-4 shown in SEQ ID NO: 7 of the sequence listing) were synthesized. Using such primers, inverse PCR was carried out. As a template, DNA, which had been obtained by cyclization with T4 DNA ligase of a fragment obtained by decomposition of the previously obtained chromosomal DNA with restriction enzymes, SacII, PvuI, SalI, and XhoI, was used. As a result of the inverse PCR, a DNA fragment, which contained a gene portion located further outside of the previously obtained partial gene, was obtained. The nucleotide sequence of this DNA fragment was determined. Thereafter, there were prepared a DNA primer (Primer 5; SEQ ID NO: 8 of the sequence listing) having a sequence obtained by binding the restriction site of BamHI to the nucleotide sequence of a portion presumably located upstream of the N-terminus of the enzyme, and a DNA primer (Primer 6; SEQ ID NO: 9 of the sequence listing) having a sequence obtained by binding the restriction site of SacI to the nucleotide sequence of a portion presumably located downstream of the C-terminus of the enzyme. Using such DNA primers, DNA between the sequences was amplified by PCR to obtain a DNA fragment (SEQ ID NO: 2 of the sequence listing) that contained the full-length amidase gene. The nucleotide sequence of a portion of the obtained DNA fragment was analyzed, and as a result, it was confirmed that the full-length amidase gene (SEQ ID NO: 3 of the sequence listing) was contained therein.
- Using T4 DNA ligase, the DNA fragment that contained the full-length amidase gene obtained in Example 4 was ligated to a vector plasmid pT7Blue cleaved with the restriction enzyme EcoRV. As a result, a plasmid pHA001 that contained the amidase gene, as shown in the restriction map of
Figure 1 , was obtained. - Using the obtained plasmid pHA001, the nucleotide sequence of the DNA fragment obtained in Example 4 was analyzed. As a result, the presence of nucleotides encoding the N-terminal amino acid sequence and internal amino acid sequence determined with the purified amidase was confirmed. In addition, a translation initiation site and a termination codon were confirmed to determine an open reading frame. The nucleotide sequence of the thus obtained DNA fragment that contained the full-length amidase gene is shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 of the sequence listing. The nucleotide sequence of the open reading frame is shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 of the sequence listing. The amino acid sequence estimated from the nucleotide sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 of the sequence listing.
- Primers (Primer-7 shown in SEQ ID NO: 10 of the sequence listing; and Primer-8 shown in SEQ ID NO: 11 thereof) having sequences obtained by binding the restriction sites of NdeI and SacI to the N-terminal and C-terminal portions of the amidase gene obtained in Example 5, respectively, were used. DNAbetween them was amplified by PCR to obtain the DNA fragment of the open reading frame shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 of the sequence listing.
- The obtained DNA fragment was cleaved with the restriction enzymes NdeI and SacI. Using T4 DNA ligase, the cleaved portion was allowed to bind to a vector plasmid pUCNT (refer to
WO94/03613 Figure 2 , which had been designed to express a larger amount of amidase gene than pHA001 does, was obtained. - The plasmid pHA002 obtained in Example 6 was mixed with Escherichia coli HB101 competent cells to transform the cells. Thereafter, the cells were plated on agar medium B (produced by mixing 10 g of trypton, 5 g of yeast extract, 10 g of sodium chloride, 15 g of agar, and 100 mg of ampicillin, in 1 L of deionized water; pH 7.0 before sterilization; ampicillin was added after completion of the sterilization) to obtain a transformant, Escherichia coli HB101 (pHA002), which contained recombinant DNA that contained an amidase gene, in the form of a colony.
- The obtained transformant colony was inoculated into 6 ml of medium C (produced by mixing 10 g of trypton, 5 g of yeast extract, 10 g of sodium chloride, and 100 mg ampicillin, in 1 L of deionized water; pH 7.0 before sterilization; ampicillin was added after completion of the sterilization), which had been sterilized in a test tube. Thereafter, the resultant was shaken at 37°C for 24 hour for an aerobic culture. Thereafter, cells were harvested from the obtained culture broth by centrifugation, and it was then suspended in a 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer solution (pH 8.0) that contained 1 mM dithiothreitol (DTT). The cells were then disrupted with ultrasonic wave, and insoluble products derived from the cells were then eliminated by centrifugation to obtain an amidase solution of the transformant. 0.1 ml of the obtained enzyme solution was mixed with 0.1 ml of a 0.2 M Tris-HCl buffer solution (pH 8.5) that contained 50 mM D-phenylalanine amide hydrochloride. The obtained mixture was reacted at 30°C for 15 hours. As a result, it was confirmed that D-phenylalanine was generated, and that the transformant had amidase activity.
- It is to be noted that the obtained transformant, Escherichia coli HB101 (pHA002), has been deposited with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, an Independent Administrative Institution under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (under accession No. FERM BP-10193; a national deposition with the original deposition date of January 22, 2004 has been transferred to an international deposition under the provisions of the Budapest Treaty).
- 0.1 ml of the culture broth of Escherichia coli HB101 (pHA002) obtained in Example 7 was mixed with 0.1 ml of a 0.2 M 2- (N-morpholino) ethanesulfonic acid-NaOH buffer solution (pH 6.5) that contained 1% of racemic phenylalanine ethyl ester. The obtained mixture was shaken at 30°C for 15 hours. After completion of the reaction, solids were eliminated by centrifugation, and the generated amino acid was analyzed by the same method as that described in Example 2. As a result, it was found that D-phenylalanine was obtained at a yield of 34.7 mol % and an optical purity of 53.6%ee.
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fatty acid | component ratio(%) | |
C15 : 0 | ANTEISO | 60.58 |
C15 : 0 | ISO | 11.44 |
C16 : 0 | ISO | 10.63 |
C17 : 0 | ANTEISO | 7.06 |
C16 : 0 | 4.14 | |
C14 : 0 | ISO | 3.13 |
C14 : 0 | 1.88 | |
C17 : 0 | 1.14 |
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DL- phenylalanine amide hydrochloride | 47.2 | D | 98.5 |
DL- leucine amide hydrochloride | 3.1 | D | 88.9 |
Claims (12)
- A DNA which encodes a polypeptide having D-amidase activity described in any one of the following (a) or (b):(a) DNA, which has the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 of the sequence listing; or(b) DNA, which hybridizes with DNA having a nucleotide sequence that is complementary to the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 of the sequence listing under stringent conditions, and which encodes a polypeptide having amidase activity, wherein the hybridization is carried out at 65°C in an aqueous solution consisting of 75 mM trisodium citrate, 750 mM sodium chloride, 0.5% sodium dodecyl sulfate, 0.1% bovine serum albumin, 0.1% polyvinylpyrrolidone, and 0.1% Ficoll 400, and wherein washing is then carried out at 60°C with an aqueous solution consisting of 15 mM trisodium citrate, 150 mM sodium chloride, and 0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate.
- A recombinant plasmid, which is obtained by insertion of the DNA according to claim 1 into a vector.
- The recombinant plasmid according to claim 2, wherein the vector is pUC18, pUC19, pBR322, pACYC184, pSC101, pT7Blue, or pUCNT.
- The recombinant plasmid according to claim 2 or 3, which is pHA002 specified in the restriction map shown in Figure 2.
- A transformant, which is obtained by transformation of a host microorganism with the recombinant plasmid according to any one of claims 2 to 4.
- The transformant according to claim 5, wherein the host microorganism is Escherichia coli.
- The transformant according to claim 5, which is Escherichia coli HB101 pHA002 deposited as FERM BP-10193.
- A microorganism, which produces the polypeptide encoded by the DNA according to claim 1, which is Arthrobacter sp. KNK1101J deposited as FERM BP-10192 or a mutant thereof.
- A method for producing D-amidase, comprising culturing a microorganism that is able to produce the polypeptide encoded by the DNA of claim 1 or by any of the plasmids according to claims 2 to 4, accumulating said polypeptide in the culture, and collecting it.
- The production method according to claim 9, wherein the microorganism is the transformant according to any one of claims 5 to 7.
- The production method according to claim 10, wherein the microorganism is the microorganism according to claim 8.
- A polypeptide which is encoded by the DNA according to claim 1.
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